Crime Rates at Townsend Street, London, SE17 1HY

Townsend Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Street (SE17 1HY) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Street (SE17 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Stanford Place. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.